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Data on immunization described by researchers at Cornell University, Department of Medicine
June 11th, 2008
A new study, 'Predictors of influenza vaccination in an urban community during a national shortage,' is now available. "Little is known about the impact of vaccine shortages on vaccination rates among disadvantaged populations in the United States. We compared factors associated with influenza vaccination rates during a vaccine shortage (2004-2005) and a non-shortage (2003-2004) year among adults in predominantly minority New York City neighborhoods," scientists writing in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved report. "Thirty-one percent of participants received influenza vaccine during the non-shortage year compared with 18% during the...
Source: Vaccine Weekly (2008-06-11)
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